EPISODE · Feb 16, 2026 · 51 MIN
From Academia to AI Leadership: Lessons in Building Lean Teams
In this episode of the Databricks Diaries , Daniel Thornton sits down with Donal Simmie (Head of Data Science & AI at PEI) to unpack why many AI initiatives never reach production, and how leaders & teams stay motivated. They explore governance, prioritising use cases by value vs effort, creating stakeholder buy-in, celebrating “weekly wins”, and hiring curious, product-minded teams.
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